Col. Golan Vach, head of the IDF Home Front Command’s search and rescue delegation to the scene of the Surfside tragedy, recalls the chilling, two-week mission at the disaster site. The sleepless nights, the unique operating methods used to locate those trapped under the rubble, and the connection with the victims' families.
Rudy Rochman, David Benaym and Noam Leibman set off for Nigeria to film a documentary on a disconnected and lesser-known Jewish community there. Instead, they were arrested and thrown into prison for weeks.
Professor Yifrah Kaminer wants to inform lawmakers on the dangers of cannabis before they legalize the substance, warning that it inflicts more harm than good even in cases of PTSD.
A statement by one of Israel’s most prominent national religious rabbis to support Reform and Conservative Jews who come to pray at the Western Wall is sending shockwaves throughout the Orthodox rabbinical establishment.
He calls for an end to arms deals with Israel, expresses sympathy for the Palestinian plight, and supports the rights of the boycott movement. Jagmeet Singh, a rising political force in Canada, is attracting support from immigrants and minorities. Does his success indicate a change in the ties between Canada and Israel?
The former PM wants his old job back, but in order to do so he needs his former political partner Benny Gantz to play along.
"Our goal is to be on every campus, to arm the kids with the facts and with the ability to defend themselves," says program co-founder Brian Blehar.
In a special interview to Israel Hayom, NSO Group co-founder and CEO Shalev Hulio says the latest affair was created by "Qatar or the BDS movement - maybe both," and stresses that NSO Group does not maintain lists of targets. "If anyone uses our software to spy on journalists, they won't be a customer anymore."
Clashes between Arabs and Jews "spread like wildfire; we hadn’t expected them," Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai says. Having quelled what he calls "an intifada," Shabtai now plans to take on organized crime, saying, "We'll hit them hard."
The first woman to become chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel is leaving office with many accomplishments as well as controversies.